{"id":51998,"date":"2026-06-15T00:45:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T05:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/?p=51998"},"modified":"2026-06-15T07:25:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T12:25:55","slug":"field-notes-prescribed-burn-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/field-notes-prescribed-burn-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Field Notes: Learning to Burn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Fire is one of the most important \u2014 and misunderstood \u2014 tools in conservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch as students in UW\u2013Madison&#8217;s prescribed fire ecology and implementation course head to Curtis Prairie at the UW Arboretum to put classroom lessons into practice. From lighting prescribed burns to practicing fire suppression techniques, students gain hands-on experience managing fire safely and effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Along the way, you\u2019ll hear from students about why they signed up for the course, what it&#8217;s like working on a live burn crew, and how fire helps maintain healthy prairies, grasslands, wetlands, and forests.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, grab your helmet, gloves, and plenty of water, and join us in the field as we explore how fire can be used to protect and restore Wisconsin&#8217;s landscapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-959ee564 wide-1200\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Field Notes: Learning to Burn\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RcJkl2nVCk4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-accordion\">\n<div class=\"gb-accordion__item gb-accordion__item-02565e02\">\n<div role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"gb-accordion__toggle gb-accordion__toggle-c7cee4d0\" id=\"gb-accordion-toggle-c7cee4d0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Transcript<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon gb-accordion__toggle-icon-9faa577e\"><span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon-open\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><rect width=\"256\" height=\"256\" fill=\"none\"><\/rect><polyline points=\"208 96 128 176 48 96\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"16\"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon-close\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><rect width=\"256\" height=\"256\" fill=\"none\"><\/rect><polyline points=\"48 160 128 80 208 160\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"16\"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-accordion__content\" id=\"gb-accordion-content-4fa1ab93\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-7219095e\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Transcript may be edited for clarity or brevity.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*Fire Crackling*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Alex (instructor):<\/strong> My name\u2019s Alex Wenthe. I\u2019m the lead instructor for this course. The title of the course is prescribed fire ecology and implementation, so we really focus on the implementation side of prescribed fire. We like to talk about the why and why it\u2019s important and things like that. We really like to get the students out into the field and seeing live fire and getting experience of actually using fire as a tool. And no better place than the arboretum here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Prescribed Fire Ecology and Implementation course is offered each spring and gives students hands-on experience with prescribed burns. In the class, students learn why prescribed fire is important for ecosystem health and how to safely carry out a controlled burn.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The course has 48 spots, and it fills quickly every year. During the semester, students work with volunteer instructors to complete at least three prescribed burns. By the end of the course, students earn their Firefighter Type II certification.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WEATHER REPORT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>74 degrees Fahrenheit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>41% humidity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>8 mph W wind<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PACKING LIST:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Boots<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bandana<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Safety Glasses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jumpsuit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Helmet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gloves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AND LOTS OF WATER<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Alex:<\/strong> So, we break them into six groups of eight here. And they all have kind of a mini unit so they get to do their own little burn. We have varying activities depending on the day and the week and the wind that they do. Kind of as little groups of eight or two lines of four.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Today\u2019s burn is taking place at Curtis Prairie, just outside the UW Arboretum Visitor Center, where students are practicing suppression techniques and emergency response procedures.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gabe (student):<\/strong> It\u2019s really hot and I\u2019ve inhaled so much smoke, like, the past two days. Well, my name is Gabe and I\u2019m a wildlife ecology and botany major.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>George (student):<\/strong> I\u2019m George. I\u2019m a wildlife ecology and environmental studies major.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Audrey (student):<\/strong> I\u2019m Audrey. I\u2019m a wildlife ecology major.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gabe:<\/strong> Yeah, this is our first time, like, with the class burning out here. So, we did some of the breaks that are already here, and then I think we\u2019re kinda, we\u2019re burning like everything else between the breaks, I think. So yeah, this is our second day, but most of us have already done a burn outside of class.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Audrey: <\/strong>Today we\u2019re working on fire suppression which is, instead of prescribing fire which is what this class is about, it\u2019s suppressing fire. So, when fire gets out of control, we obviously need to contain it, so water is kind of the front line. They\u2019re spraying out their back can and then behind them, we have someone with the flapper who\u2019s stomping out any excess flames that are maybe a lower level. And then some people have a broom I think which kind of does a similar thing. Then raking is just kind of moving the fuel into a more efficient location where it can\u2019t get out of control more basically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>George:<\/strong> So, I\u2019m a huge bird nerd. Most of my favorite species are like the greater prairie chicken, Florida scrub jay, all these fire dependent species that we weren\u2019t even aware of them being fire dependent until very recently. Purely because fire suppression was so normalized in the Americas for so long and only now are we kind of revisiting that Indigenous ecological knowledge that is allowing us to be more healthy with our landscapes today, especially in-peril landscapes such as grasslands and prairies and I personally wanted to be on the forefront of that kind of landscape management. I want to ensure that the generations to come have the same kind of grasslands and prairies and the birds that inhabit them that we have today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Daniel (student):<\/strong> My name is Daniel Krause and I\u2019m a conservation biology major with an environmental studies certificate. Basically, right now, you know, we\u2019re just watching the fire. Well, what I\u2019m doing is watching the fire and making sure it stays in our unit. If it gets out, I\u2019ll have to use some of these hand tools here to put it back in or suppress it. The rest of my crew members here are practicing putting our spot fires, so, fires that exit your unit, an ember or something, and lights something that\u2019s not near you. So, that\u2019s what they\u2019re doing. Obviously, they\u2019re just doing a great job because we\u2019ve got the best teachers in the game<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I like that you can actually do stuff outside. There\u2019s actual real-world experiences. Like, for example, we have to do three burns outside of the class, so it\u2019s cool to get to work with other organizations. Get to go around and just meet people and burn in places, or go even to places you wouldn\u2019t normally go. So that\u2019s probably the best part about it. And I guess also that you come out with a firefighter type II certificate. So you can probably get a job afterwards maybe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Alex:<\/strong> Every natural community in Wisconsin is fire dependent. 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